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The Cooper Foundation

Name: The Cooper Foundation grants, 2021–2024
Creator: PaperOrbit
License: https://www.irs.gov/charities-non-profits/exempt-organization-public-disclosure-and-availability-requirements

A private foundation (files IRS Form 990-PF). Most private foundations do not take unsolicited applications; the route in is usually a program officer.

65
grants reported: $70,826
total given: 2021–2024
filing years: $540
median grant

Based on grants this organization reported to the IRS for tax years 2021–2024. This is what they filed, not a complete record of their giving, and recent years may be incomplete because filings lag.

What they fund

promote research medical services education social scholarship

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Funding pattern

What this funder pays for, at what size, and how to position adjacent work. Read from their filings, with every number checked against the record.

Top recipients

Repeat recipients are the strongest signal of whether a funder has an open door or quietly re-funds the same organizations.

Jewish United Fund3 grants · $13,000
Les Turner Als Foundation3 grants · $10,018
Alzheimer'S Association2 grants · $5,500
Cje Senior Life3 grants · $3,363
American Friends of the Hebrew Univ2 grants · $3,250
Weizman Institute2 grants · $3,250
Hillel Chicago3 grants · $2,770
Parenteach Institute1 grant · $2,500
Autism Speaks3 grants · $2,462
The Ark3 grants · $2,290

Giving over time

$25,000

2021

$20,300

2022

$25,526

2024

Grant history

All 65 reported grants, largest first.

$10,250
Jewish United Fund · Chicago, IL · 2024
General education and research
$5,000
Les Turner Als Foundation · Skokie, IL · 2021
Promote medical research
$4,500
Les Turner Als Foundation · Skokie, IL · 2022
Promote medical research
$3,000
Alzheimer'S Association · Chicago, IL · 2021
Promote medical research
$2,500
Parenteach Institute · Evanston, IL · 2024
Promote education
$2,500
Alzheimer'S Association · Chicago, IL · 2022
Promote medical research
$1,750
American Friends of the Hebrew Univ · Chicago, IL · 2021
Promote education
$1,750
Weizman Institute · Chicago, IL · 2021
Promote research
$1,600
Cje Senior Life · Chicago, IL · 2021
Provide medical & social services
$1,500
American Friends of the Hebrew Univ · Chicago, IL · 2022
Promote education
$1,500
Weizman Institute · Chicago, IL · 2022
Promote research
$1,500
Jewish United Fund · Chicago, IL · 2021
General education and research
$1,250
Cje Senior Life · Chicago, IL · 2022
Provide medical & social services
$1,250
Jewish United Fund · Chicago, IL · 2022
General education and research
$1,250
Hillel Chicago · Chicago, IL · 2021
Promote education
$1,200
Autism Speaks · Princeton, NJ · 2021
Medical research
$1,200
Little City Foundation · Palatine, IL · 2021
Provide social services
$1,127
Pancreatic Cancer Action Network · Manhattan Beach, CA · 2024
Promote medical research
$1,000
Illinois Holocaust Museum · Chicago, IL · 2024
Promote research
$1,000
The Weber Family Arts Foundation · Ojai, CA · 2024
Provide social services
$1,000
Autism Speaks · Princeton, NJ · 2022
Medical research
$1,000
Hillel Chicago · Chicago, IL · 2022
Promote education
$1,000
Little City Foundation · Palatine, IL · 2022
Provide social services
$1,000
American Friends of Alyn Hospital · New York, NY · 2021
Promote medical research
$1,000
The Ark · Chicago, IL · 2021
Provide medical & social services
$1,000
United States Holocaust Memorial Museum · Washington, DC · 2021
Promote education
$750
American Friends of Alyn Hospital · New York, NY · 2022
Promote medical research
$750
The Ark · Chicago, IL · 2022
Provide medical & social services
$750
United States Holocaust Memorial Museum · Washington, DC · 2022
Promote education
$750
Jewish Community Center of Chicago · Northbrook, IL · 2021
Scholarship assistance for programs and services
$750
Magen David Adom · Northbrook, IL · 2021
Provide medical services
$600
Gilda'S Club Chicago · Chicago, IL · 2021
Provide social services
$540
Butterfly Strong · Hermosa Beach, CA · 2024
Promote medical research
$540
The Ark · Chicago, IL · 2024
Provide medical & social services
$532
Lincoln Park Zoo · Chicago, IL · 2024
Promote education
$522
Alzheimers Association · Chicago, IL · 2024
Promote medical research
$520
Hillel Chicago · Chicago, IL · 2024
Promote education
$518
Les Turner Als Foundation · Skokie, IL · 2024
Promote medical research
$515
Connections for the Homeless · Evanston, IL · 2024
Provide social services
$515
Jane Adams Resource Center · Chicago, IL · 2024
Promote education
$513
Cje Senior Life · Chicago, IL · 2024
Provide medical & social services
$510
Shalva · Chicago, IL · 2024
Provide social services
$510
T1dbreakthrough · New York, NY · 2024
Promote medical research
$500
American Cancer Society · Chicago, IL · 2024
Promote medical research
$500
Josselyn · Northbrook, IL · 2024
Promote research
$500
Kaelyn Foundation Resource · Arlington Heights, IL · 2024
Promote medical research
$500
Leukemia & Lymphoma Society · Washington, DC · 2024
Promote medical research
$500
The Lilac Tree · Evanston, IL · 2024
Provide social services
$500
Wbez Npr · Chicago, IL · 2024
Promote research
$500
Wttw · Chicago, IL · 2024
Promote research
$500
Gilda'S Club Chicago · Chicago, IL · 2022
Provide social services
$500
Jewish Community Center of Chicago · Northbrook, IL · 2022
Scholarship assistance for programs and services
$500
Magen David Adom · Northbrook, IL · 2022
Provide medical services
$500
Jane Addams Resource Corporation · Chicago, IL · 2021
Promote education
$500
Near North Montessori School · Chicago, IL · 2021
General education
$262
Autism Speaks · Princeton, NJ · 2024
Medical research
$250
Jane Addams Resource Corporation · Chicago, IL · 2022
Promote education
$250
Near North Montessori School · Chicago, IL · 2022
General education
$250
Shalva · Chicago, IL · 2021
Provide social services
$200
American Lung Association · Chicago, IL · 2022
Medical research
$200
B'Nai Brith International · Washington, DC · 2022
Promote general education
$200
American Lung Association · Chicago, IL · 2021
Medical research
$200
B'Nai Brith International · Washington, DC · 2021
Promote general education
$152
Birthright · Deerfield, IL · 2024
Promote medical research
$150
Shalva · Chicago, IL · 2022
Provide social services

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